Goodyear welting



w. BROWN Y -1,993,5*541 GOODYEAR WELTING March 5, 1935.

Filed April- 2o, 1934 @ffm Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PAsT OFFICE 1,993,541 GOODYEAR WELTING Allen Application April 20, 1934, Serial No. 721,521

1 Claim.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide Goodyear welting Which may be thicker at one portion of the shoe, for example the tread, than it is at another portion of the shoe, for eX- ample the arch, so that the appearance of light soled shoes, such as are provided for ladies wear, can be readily improved and made more attractive.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description at the end of which the invention will be claimed.

Generally stated, the invention comprises Goodyear welting of substantially the same thickness at each margin and having on one face a marginal rib provided with a stitch groove, and the surface of that face being inclined from the root of the rib to the edge of the strip.

The inventionalso comprises the improvements to be presently described and finally claimed.

In the 'following description reference will be made to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof and which is drawn upon a greatly exaggerated scale.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a Welt embodying features of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same.

Referring to the drawing, the strip is of substantially the same thickness at each margin 1 and 2. On one face of the strip-for example the flesh side-there is a marginal rib 3 provided with a stitch groove 4. The surface of that face is inclined from the root 5 of the rib to the edge 2 of the strip.

When sewed to an upper it is evident that by trimming off portions at the edge 2 and at different distances from the root 5 the thickness of the welt at the exposed edge can be diminished. When the Welt is secured to an upper the beveled face 6 confronts the sole and is pushed down onto and into contact with the upper face of the sole and then by trimming at the edge 2 it is possible to make the edge of the welt thicken-for example at the tread of the shoe, than itis at the shank of the shoe which, in the case of light sole shoes, such as ladies wear, enhances the appearance of the shoe.

I claim:

For use in light sole shoes, a Goodyear welt of substantially the same thickness at each margin and having on one face a marginal rib provided with a stitch groove, and the surface of that face being inclined from the root of the rib to the edge of the strip, whereby the thickness of the Welt can be varied in different parts of a shoe.

WILLIAM BROWN. 

